SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – When the Doug Ford Progressive Conservatives (PCs) took office last summer, they made vague promises about ending hallway medicine, increasing system capacity and no public sector staff layoffs, while cutting government spending on services. Now, one year later, have the PCs delivered? How they are really doing to enhance patients’…
SUDBURY, ON – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 4705, representing roughly 1,500 inside and outside workers, will enter conciliation this week, with the assistance of a provincial mediator in talks with the City of Greater Sudbury. “Talks are not progressing as we hoped,” said Mike Bellerose, president of Local 4705. “We’ve been…
KENORA, ON – Health care in northwestern Ontario is under very real threat as Progressive Conservative restructuring centralizes key decision-making from communities like Kenora, Fort Frances and Rainy River into Thunder Bay, along with vital services like ambulance dispatch. Panelist at a community forum on Wednesday, July 3 (7:00 p.m.) at Seven Generations Education Institute,…
FORT FRANCES, ON – Now, one year after the Doug Ford Progressive Conservatives (PCs) won last summer’s provincial election, have they delivered on their promise to enhance patient access to care? A group of local public health care activists don’t think so. They’re issuing an open invite to area residents, who support public health care…
TORONTO, ON – With the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) set to implement the largest cuts since the Harris era to its budget, education workers are urging trustees to follow the example of their predecessors and to refuse to pass a budget that make students, parents, and communities pay the price for the Ford government’s…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – A fruitful day of mediation on Monday, June 10 has resulted in a new tentative collective agreement between home care and other health staff who are members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 4419 and the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Peterborough/Victoria/Haliburton. “That the two parties have reached a tentative…
HAMILTON, ON – Jim Johnston a long-time plumber and steam fitter at the General Hospital campus of Hamilton Health Sciences is being feted on Tuesday night for helping to keep mostly hidden piping and equipment systems in top notch form. Johnston is the winner of the Trades Person of the Year, a recognition awarded yearly…
TORONTO, ON – The Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) is launching its ‘Cover Me’ campaign to expand Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage to nearly 1.7 million excluded workers in Ontario. By expanding coverage to all Ontario workplaces, WSIB would be better resourced to support Injured Workers, while reducing costs for both employers and…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – 120 low-waged personal support workers and other home care staff with the area Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) are drawing the line in the sand and taking a stand against their low pay. Many people in Peterborough, Lindsay and Haliburton are behind them. A community rally is planned for Wednesday, June 5,…
OTTAWA, ON – They are the unsung heroes of the hospital system who are often patients’ first point of contact before stressful surgeries, tests and diagnosis appointments. On Wednesday, one of them, an administrative secretary at the Montfort, will be recognized for her contribution to patient care. Jennifer Carriere, who has since 2011 worked with…
